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Factor analysis of borehole logs for evaluating formation shaliness: a hydrogeophysical application for groundwater studies

Szabó, Norbert Péter and Dobróka, Mihály and Turai, Endre and Szűcs, Péter (2014) Factor analysis of borehole logs for evaluating formation shaliness: a hydrogeophysical application for groundwater studies. Hydrogeology Journal, 22. pp. 511-526. ISSN 1431-2174 (print), 1435-0157 (online)

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Abstract

The calculation of groundwater reserves in shaly sand aquifers requires a reliable estimation of effective porosity and permeability; the amount of shaliness as a related quantity can be determined from well log analysis. The conventionally used linear model, connecting the natural gamma-ray index to shale content, often gives only a rough estimate of shale volume. A nonlinear model is suggested, which is derived from the factor analysis of well-logging data. An earlier study of hydrocarbon wells revealed an empirical relationship between the factor scores and shale volume, independent of the well site. Borehole logs from three groundwater wells drilled in the northeastern Great Hungarian Plain are analyzed to derive depth logs of factor variables, which are then correlated with shale volumes given from the method of Larionov. Shale volume logs derived by the statistical procedure are in close agreement with those derived from Larionov’s formula, which confirms the validity of the non-linear approximation. The statistical results are in good accordance with laboratory measurements made on core samples. Whereas conventional methods normally use a single well log as input, factor analysis processes all available logs to provide groundwater exploration with reliable estimations of shale volume.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QE Geology / földtudományok > QE01 Geophysics / geofizika
Depositing User: PhD Norbert Péter Szabó
Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2014 10:38
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2014 03:46
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/14994

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